Divisor 5581

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "Averly Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "Averly Test" for Divisibility by 5581

To determine if any number is divisible by 5581, apply the "Averly Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 9 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 8 digits from the rest. This makes two smaller numbers, call them Left and Right (note: don't add in trailing zeros to L). If there are fewer than 9 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 358 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 558 times the digit you just crossed off. Call this final result "Y".
  4. Y will be much smaller than X, but we have preserved divisibility by 5581. That is, your original number is divisible by 5581 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 5581-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 5581. If the Y is still much larger than 5581, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 5581.

Easy!